NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO TEXTILES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIBRES, SPINNING AND TECHNICAL WEAVING

Nanotechnology and technical fibres for the development of products and industrial processes: the use of nanotechnology helps in the development of enhanced textiles with a range of technical properties which include: anti-bacterial, fungicidal, hydrophobic, hydrophilic and nano-coated fabrics. There are also thermally resistant, conductive, anti-static, breathable, high-strength, bulletproof and camouflaged fabrics and those which have been sensorised to create Smart textiles. The Institute is fully equipped with all the experimental plant and necessary infrastructure to develop the following lines of research.